Coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines.



s. BESKIN. COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, I916.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

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A fl S. BESKIN.

COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHlNES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, I916.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

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S. BESKIN.

COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. I916.

Patentd Ja11.9,1917.

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I I I SAMUEL BESKIN, 0F NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

COIN-CONTROLLED MECHANISM FOR VENDING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'J an. 9, 1917.

Application filed February 25, 1916. Serial No. 80,505.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BESKIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Mechanismfor Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coin controlled mechanism forvending machines and has particular application to mechanism for use inconnection with motor driven automatic ticket selling machines, such asare employed for dispensing tickets in moving picture theaters and thelike.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide coincontrolled mechanism of the class described which may be readilyoperated upon the application of a coin of the proper denomination andwhereby the automatic ticket selling machine may be set in operation bythe purchaser of the ticket, thereby eliminating the necessity ofemployingan operator for the ticket selling machine. o

It is also my purpose to provide mechanism of the class described whichmay be installed and maintained at small cost, which when once installedwill operate efliciently.

and effectively for its intended purpose and which will embodycomparatively few parts and these so correlated and arranged as toreduce the possibility of derangement to a minimum.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in andfalling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of coincontrolled mechanism constructed in accordance withthe presentinvention, the same being shown as applied to an automatic ticketselling machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the casing,the mechanism being shown in front elevation. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken at right angles to Fig. 2

I showing the parts in inactive position. Fig.

4 is a similar view showing the parts in active position. Fig. 5 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. v3. Fig. 6 is anenlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through the coin receiver.Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 2. Figs.

8, 9 and 10 are perspective views of details of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a substantiallyrectangular vertical casing embodying a bottom wall or base plate 2,front and back walls and vertical side walls uprising from the bottomwall or base plate 2, and a top wall 3. Arranged within the casing 1between the side walls thereof is a vertical partition 4 extending fromthe front wall to the back wall and dividing the casing intocompartments 5 and 6. The front and back walls of the compartment 5 arepreferably formed of glass or other transparent material, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings.

The rear wall of the compartment 6 is removable and carries the coincontrolled mechanism and secured to the upper portion of the inner faceof the rear wall of the compartment 6 is a block 7. This coin controlledmechanism comprises avertical plate 8 having its upper end connected tothe block 7 by means of a hinge 9 and the lower end terminating adjacentto the lower end of the block and formed on the lower end of the plate 8and depending therefrom contiguous to one side edge of the plate is anarm 10. Formed in the top wall 3 of the casing 1 above the compartment 6is a coin slot 11 opening onto the front face of the plate 8. Formed onthe front face of the plate 8 at one edge thereof is a rib 12 contiguousto one end wall of the slot 11, while formed on said face of the plate 8adjacent to the other end thereof is a rib 13 disposed contiguous to theother end of the slot 11 and these ribs 12 and 13 are spaced apart asufficient distance to permit a coin to pass between the same. Suitablyfastened to the edge of the block 7 adjacent to the partition 4: is acasting 14 having the upper end thereof disposed adjacent to the lowerend of the rib 12, and the bottom portion offset from the top portion atthe center of such casting and immediately below the lower end of theplate 8. Formed in the upper portion of the casting 14 is a slot 15alining with a slot 16 formed in the partition 4 whereby communicationmay be established between the slot 15 and the compartment 5. Secured tothe casting 14 and partially closing the slot 15 is a guard plate 17.Pivoted upon the front face of the swinging plate 8 immediately belowthe lower end of-the rib Risa-weight" 18, while pivoted between itsendsupon the front face of the plate 8 below the weight 18 is a lever 19having the upper-end thereofdesigned to engage the weight 18 and thelower end formed'with a laterally'extending foot 20 disposed below thebottom extremity ofjthje plate 8-. The weight 18 bears upon the" upperend of the lever 19 and acts to hold such lever normally in a verticalposition I and the portion of the lever 19 above the pivot or fulcrumthereof is bowed slightly so-that when a coin is dropped through theslot 11 and down the plate SbGiLWQGIl the ribs 12 and 13, such coin willbe brought to rest by the bowed portion of the lever and the plate 17and as the coin wedges in between the plate: 17 and the bowed portion ofthe lever 19 the latter is swung about its pivotal connection with theplate 8 against the action of the weight 18 to movethe foot 20 in Fig. 2of the drawings, and as hereinbefrom the full line position in Fig; 2 ofthe drawings to the dotted line position.

Pivoted uponthe lower offset portion of the casting 14 is a sector 21having the lower edge formed with teeth 22 and the upper edge formed toprovide a cam 23. Formed on the edge of the sector and spaced apart fromthe cam is an inclined tongue 24. Also pivoted upon the lower oflsetportion of the.

casting 14;.below the sector 21 is a toothed sector 25' meshing with theteeth onthe seetor 21 and formed with a weight 26 and a h nd lever 27..

of the compartment 6.

Normally, the foot end of the lever 19 is;

outof the path ofmovement of the cam edge of the sector 21. When,however, the leveris swung under the actionof a coin,.as;shown;

fore described, the foot end of the lever is brought into the path ofmovement of the;

' cam edge ofthe sector so. that'when the lever 27'is pulled downand-the sectors 25 and 21' rotated against the action of the weight26,the cam; edge 23 of the sector 21 engages the foot end of the, lever19 and swings the plate 8 bodily toward the back. wall of thecompartment 6. A; suitable form of spring 29 is interposed. between theblock 7' and the back face of the plate8- andthis.

spring acts to hold the plate normally in vertical position and torestore the same to 5 such position succeeding the swinging there,-

of under the action of the lever 27. and: they sectors. In this swingingof. the plateacorresponding motion 1s imparted "to the arm10 dependingfrom such plate, and dis posed in the pathiof the arm 10;, is a.roller,- 30 j ournaled ineon an arm; 31 pivoted upon a bfacket fastenedto the back wall of the compartment 6. Connectedtothe same end. of thearm as the roller 30 is one extrem ity of a link 33 and'the other end ofthe link The lever 27 projects through a slot 28 formed in the frontwall.

33] is 'pivotally connected with 'one' end of a lever-34 ful'crumedbetween its'ends upon a bracket 35 carried by a horizontal casting 3.6secured tothe'jbac-k wall of the compartment 6.

37 designates average-11y movable plunger slidably mounted in a bearing38 and having the lowerend thereof working in-an opening 39 formed inthe base plate 2. Surrounding the plunger 37 between the bearing 38 anda collar 10 fixed to. the'plunger above the bearing isa coiled expansionspring 4:1 act- 7.

ing to hold the plunger normally at. its limit of upward movement. Thelower end of the arm 10 works in a slot; for-med in the casting 36 anddisposed at the side of the arm'opposite from the roller 30 is a stop 12carried by the casting- 36 and designed tolimit the swinging movement ofthe'arm 10 and the plate 8 under the action of the spring 29; r

In the swinging of the plate and arm um der the action, of the: sectors,the. arm 10; en-.

gages the roller 30 and, through the'medium.

of the link 33 and the lever 34;, slidesthe plunger 37 downwardlyagainst the action of the spring 41. {As soon. as the cam edge 23 of thesector 21 .rides; out of: engagement.

with the foot end of the lever 19, the tongue: 24% kicks the lever 1 -9,back,tonormal'position,

thereby. releasingthe plate and upon the release of the plate, 29-reacts to restore-the plate. and the; arm. 10 to normal--'p0siti0n,.while. the spring ll reacts to restore the,

mechanism is designed; for use in, connection; w1th motor drivenautomatic ticket selling.

machines ofthe type wherebyoneor: more tickets'may be delivered to thepurchaser upon. the depression. of a button.v improved coin controlledmecha-niSm 1S seated upon this ticket selling machine. asclearlyillustrated in. Fig, 1 ofthe drawingsand the plunger 37 isdi'sposed inline with the .controlling button of the machlne, as: shown;

in Figs. 3 and. Lof' the drawings, aridiwhen, the parts; of the coincontrolled mechanism are in normal position, asgin 3, the" lowerendofthe. plunger is.- spaeed apartabove the button'of the, ticket selling.mas chine while, when the: parts of the: coin? con trolled mechanism areinactive position, as;

in Fig. 4A,,theplunger 37 depresses-the but-2.

ton soithatthe prescribed numberof tiekets will be delivered; tothepurchasen V 7 r In the. present. instance, the. compartment 5 isdivided inte upper and lowerfchambersi by means of-ahorizontal?transparentparth tion 42 pivoted for swinging movement withinthe compartment 5 and under the control of a lever 43 pivoted betweenits ends to the partition 4 and having one end arranged below thepartition 42 and the other end projecting through a slot formed in theback wall of the compartment 5. This partition 42 is adapted to receivecoins that are discharged through the slot 16 and these coins may bedelivered to the bottom chamber of the compartment 5 by swinging thepartition 42 under the action of the lever 43. The front portion of theplate 8 is preferably covered by means of a strip 44, clearly shown inFig. 10 of the drawings.

While I have herein shown and described the preferred form of myinvention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood that I donot limit or confine myself to the precise details of constructionherein described and delineated, as modification and variation may bemade within the scope of the claims and without departing from thespirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In mechanism of the class described, a vertically movable plunger,means for moving said plunger, a plate adapted for swinging movementdesigned to operate said means to move said plunger, means for swingingsaid plate, and a coin controlled lever controlling the connectionbetween said swinging means and said plate.

2. In mechanism of the class described, a. vertically movable plunger,means for moving said plunger, a plate adapted for swinging movement anddesigned to operate said means to move said plunger, a lever pivotedupon said plate and normally disposed in inactive position and capableof movement to active position by the weight of a coin, and meansadapted to engage said 'lever when in active position to swing saidplate.

3. In mechanism of the class described, a vertically movable plunger,means for mov ing said plunger, a plate adapted for swinging movementand designed to operate said means to move said plunger, a lever pivotedupon said plate and normally disposed in inactive position and capableof movement to active position by the weight of a coin, and manuallyoperable means adapted to engage said lever to swing said plate and toautomatically release said lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL BESKIN.

Witnesses:

EDWIN J. SMITH, HARRY E. MoCoY.

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